SERMON OUTLINE:

Luke 18:18-27

Introduction – Ever heard of Tim McKee?

The Question

 “The Agonizing problem of assurance of salvation”

A strange reply?

The Rich Man’s disease

How to catch a monkey

The Money Idol

So many idols

If I were to write a book…

AW Tozer – …God’s gifts take the place of God himself.

It’s about Passion not possessions, right?

The Gospel

Two different verbs = two different Gospels (ways of salvation)

The possible impossibility

Frederick Bruner – … This man should have fallen on his knees

Remember, losing is winning

Conclusion – Broken